Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Mystery > International Mystery & Crime  

Monthly median sales (top 30)
$16,367
  The median book price
$12.99
Bestseller's daily sales
604
50th book's daily sales
12
Average number of pages per book
401
Monopoly/Olygopoly detected
Yes

Performance tracking

Competitiveness
Volume sales
Book price
Volatility
New releases
Self published

Matching KDP categories

fiction > mystery & detective > international mystery & crime
78.45%
comics & graphic novels > crime & mystery
49.61%
comics & graphic novels > manga > crime & mystery
45.29%
fiction > mystery & detective > historical
41.6%

Keyword requirement

mystery, thriller, suspense, international

Best selling keywords  

Median title & subtitle length is 9 words:

  • The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: George Smiley, Book 3
  • The Grey Wolf: A Novel (Chief Inspector Gamache Novel, Book 19)
  • The Reaper: An Enemies to Lovers Dark Romance (Dark Verse Book 2)
  • The Black Wolf: A Novel (Chief Inspector Gamache Novel, 20)
  • The Grey Wolf: A Novel (Chief Inspector Gamache Novel, 19)
  • Indie success
  • 20%
  • Volatility
  • 90%
  • New releases
  • 30%
  • KDP Select
  • 30%

Extract of the best seller list's front page

#63

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>Lucy Foley

 15342

#528

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>Lee Child

 27731

#1,237

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>Brian Andrews

 136

#8,106

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>Louise Penny

 24825

#8,742

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>Louise Penny

 27055

#9,766

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>Louise Penny

 34119

Front-page bestsellers:

  Book title Author Publisher Absolute rank Monthly sales volume Price Amazon stars Amazon reviews
1   The Midnight Feast: A Novel Lucy Foley HarperAudio 63 $372,740 $22.04 15,342
2   Eleven Numbers: A Short Story Lee Child Self published 528 $7,551 $1.74 27,731
3   Dark Rising: The Shepherds, Book 4 Brian Andrews Blackstone Publishing 1,237 $35,574 $16.50 136
4   The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: George Smiley, Book 3 John Le Carré Dreamscape Media 1,419 $7,932 $3.99 19,399
5   The Grey Wolf: A Novel (Chief Inspector Gamache Novel, Book 19) Louise Penny Macmillan Audio 1,568 $33,223 $17.71 26,648
6   The Reaper: An Enemies to Lovers Dark Romance (Dark Verse Book 2) RuNyx ; 1st edition 1,726 $8,802 $4.99 19,573
7   Mission Critical Mark Greaney Audible Studios 1,730 $46,234 $26.21 17,771
8   The Black Wolf: A Novel (Chief Inspector Gamache Novel, 20) Louise Penny Minotaur Books 1,964 $34,104 $21.00 0
9   The Grey Wolf: A Novel (Chief Inspector Gamache Novel, 19) Louise Penny Minotaur Books 2,070 $18,878 $12.04 26,765
10   The Black Wolf: A Novel (Chief Inspector Gamache Novel Book 20) Louise Penny Minotaur Books 2,145 $22,664 $14.99 0
11   Ember: The Tier One Thrillers, Book 8 Brian Andrews Blackstone Publishing 2,786 $30,147 $24.47 1,662
12   Spoken Bones (A DI Fenella Sallow Crime Thriller Book 1) N.C. Lewis (October 15, 2021) 3,253 $3,181 $2.99 13,923
13   The Grey Wolf: A Novel (Chief Inspector Gamache Novel Book 19) Louise Penny Self published 4,163 $11,752 $14.99 26,600
14   The Oligarch's Daughter: A Novel Joseph Finder Harper 4,776 $13,404 $21.76 3,526
15   A Fatal Grace: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel (A Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Book 2) Louise Penny Minotaur Books; Reprint edition 6,053 $5,455 $12.99 40,405

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